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code-for-a-living March 16, 2017

Family-Friendly Companies Hiring Right Now

I worked for many years at one local organization, and I loved a lot of things about it; the work was interesting and the people were great. A few things I didn’t love? The minimal paid maternity leave, the inflexible work hours, and the high cost of nearby childcare. Eventually, after investing many years there…

Alyssa Mazzina Marketing (Former)

code-for-a-living March 9, 2017

Developer Hiring Trends in 2017

Now that 2017 is really in swing and spring is on its way, maybe you’re thinking about renewing your job search. At Stack Overflow, we have our finger on the pulse of the developer hiring scene, and we’ve put together some data on 2017 hiring trends to help you steer your search. These are some…

Alyssa Mazzina Marketing (Former)

code-for-a-living March 8, 2017

Tech Companies Founded by Women… and Hiring Now!

March is Women’s History Month, and we’re celebrating all month long by showcasing jobs at companies founded by women. But today is International Women’s Day, so we’re going a step further to look at just a few of the awesome female founders on that list. Here are a few of the many women-founded companies that…

Alyssa Mazzina Marketing (Former)

code-for-a-living March 2, 2017

Overcoming Imposter Syndrome and Finally Starting Your Job Search

A Developer’s First Steps in Finding a New Job, Part IV Read parts I, II, and III of this series if you missed them: We’ve discussed knowing what it is you truly need in your career, working with recruiters, and understanding cost centers vs profit centers. This brings us to what I see as the…

Nick Larsen Principal Data Engineer

code-for-a-living February 27, 2017

Does Your Employer See Software Development as a Cost Center or a Profit Center?

A Developer’s First Steps to Finding a New Job, Part III In parts I and II of this series we explored knowing what it is you really want and working with recruiters. This week’s is a little bit of an extension of part I: do you want to work in a cost center or a…

Nick Larsen Principal Data Engineer

code-for-a-living February 21, 2017

What Software Developers Need to Know About Recruiters

A Developer’s First Steps To Finding a New Job: Part II, Working with Recruiters Last week I kicked off a series on a developer’s first steps to finding a new job. My first post was about examining your own needs before you start looking—an obvious-sounding first step that so many of us unwittingly skip. You…

Nick Larsen Principal Data Engineer

code-for-a-living February 14, 2017

A Developer’s First Steps To Finding a New Job: Part I, Know Yourself

When a developer first begins to consider moving jobs, most of us start by firing up some job boards and checking out the options. The thing is, most of us don’t actually know what we’re looking for. When I looked for my first job, I thought, “Hey, I’m just looking to see what’s out there.”…

Nick Larsen Principal Data Engineer

code-for-a-living February 8, 2017

What it Means to be a Remote-First Company

At Stack Overflow, we often talk about why we believe in remote work, and we’ve been extremely successful with our results. In fact, our 2016 company-wide survey revealed that 88% of remote workers felt high overall engagement with the company (as compared to an overall response of 85% among the whole company, with the average…

Alyssa Mazzina Marketing (Former)

code-for-a-living January 25, 2017

How to Get a Job You’re Overqualified For

If you’re a veteran developer looking for a new role, you’ve probably bypassed plenty of postings because you felt you were too experienced. Sometimes that’s valid—you have no desire to go backwards in your career.

Alyssa Mazzina Marketing (Former)

code-for-a-living January 19, 2017

How to Rock a Side Project When You Have No Free Time

We’ve all heard the advice: the best developers live and breathe programming. But you’re also a human being. Maybe you’re not the stereotypical 22-year-old with no ties or responsibilities, happy to work 18-hour days. Maybe you’re a mother or a father, a husband or a wife, a caretaker of an elderly relative. There are millions…

Alyssa Mazzina Marketing (Former)

code-for-a-living January 12, 2017

Take the 2017 Stack Overflow Developer Survey

We’ve just released the 2017 edition of the Stack Overflow Developer Survey, the largest and most comprehensive survey of software developers on earth. As a company our sole mission is making the lives of developers better, and we can’t do that without hearing from you. Take the survey now. Why We Do This The Stack…

Alyssa Mazzina Marketing (Former)